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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1902

13 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers

Fire at Riverstone

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 4 January 1902 · page 12

Mr. E. Joseph's new weatherboard cottage, adjoining Mr. J. Rone's property, was destroyed by fire on Tuesday night, between 10 and 11o'clock. The alarm…

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Disastrous Fire

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 11 January 1902 · page 7

THE residents of Windsor, and particularly those living at the Peninsula end of town, received a rather rude awakening at an early hour on Tuesday morning by…

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Fires

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 8 February 1902 · page 4

KURRAJONG was responsible for another mysterious fire this week, which was almost the cause of a life being lost. On Sunday night late, or Monday morning early, a fire broke on at the cottage…

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Windsor Fire Brigade

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 15 March 1902 · page 7

A PUBLIC meeting, convened by the Hawkesbury District Progress Association (Windsor Centre), was held at the School of Arts on Monday night, to discuss the condition of the Windsor Fire…

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Windsor Fire Brigade

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 22 March 1902 · page 12

A MEETING of the committee appointed by the Hawkesbury District Progress Association (Windsor Centre) to discuss the matter of re-organising the Windsor…

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Fire at Pitt Town Bottoms

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 5 April 1902 · page 4

BETWEEN 6 and 7 a.m. on Thursday morning, an alarm of fire was given in Windsor and it was soon ascertained that a big conflagration was raging in the vicinity…

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Windsor Fire Brigade

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 26 April 1902 · page 10

A MEETING of members of the Windsor Fire Brigade was held at the residence of the the Superintendent on Friday evening, when there were present: Mr. W…

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Fire at North Richmmond

Hawkesbury Herald · Friday 20 June 1902 · page 7

A fire occurred on Sunday evening or early on Monday morning last at Mr. A. Petterson's residence at Crooked Lane, which resulted in the…

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School Children's Sports. [?]Torchlight Procession. [?]Mp Fires and Fireworks. [?]Lectrical Illuminations. Patriotic Speeches and Music. Social Dinner

Hawkesbury Herald · Friday 27 June 1902 · page 3

The Richmond demonstration—to celebrate the consummation of peace South Africa, and welcome home [?] Hawkesbury soldiers—eventuated…

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Windsor Fire Brigade

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 23 August 1902 · page 4

THE quarterly meeting was held on Aug. 3, when there was a good muster at the residence of Captain W. Gosper. The secretary (Mr. J. W. Chandler), notified…

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Fire-wood Freights. (To the Editor)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 30 August 1902 · page 10

SIR,—I notice Mr Hall. M.P., has been trying to get the freight on fire wood reduced. and quite right too, but of course the Commissioners are not very responsive…

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Windsor Fire Brigade

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 18 October 1902 · page 14

A MEETING of the above was held at the residence of the Superintendent (Mr. W. Gosper) on Friday evening last, when the following members were present:—…

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Fire at Richmond

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 15 November 1902 · page 4

A fire broke out at about 1.30 p.m. on Thursday, at the residence of Mr. John Phipps, in Francis-street. The alarm was given and the fire bell rang, and the…

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